Monday, 29 October 2012

Norway. August 4th.We had a terrible crossing - I refused all meals for 38 hrs. & lay in a deck chair without moving, for 13 hrs. on Sunday, truly a day of rest.The glorious scenery more than makes up for it now. This afternoon we drive up this valley in a funny little two-seater trap. Life on board is very frivolous, a band always playing & quite riotous dancing in the evening. I have heard no results of examns. Love F.M.P.

Saturday, 27 October 2012

This week's Sepia Saturday prompt suggests a variety of themes; I'm going with the tourist angle. My image is from an Edwardian album of photographs from holidays in the Isle of Man, the Lake District, Yorkshire and France dating between 1908 and 1910. Some of the photographs are captioned with details of the place and activity but names of the people are not included.

This is the one of a pair of photographs taken in the Isle of Man (possibly in Douglas) and mounted on facing pages of the album.

Saturday, 13 October 2012

My offering for this week's Sepia Saturday image is a group of officers from World War I.

I can't tell which regiment the officers belong to because their cap badges are too indistinct to identify. The different cuff insignia which indicate rank shows the officers are either Captains, Lieutenants or 2nd Lieutenants. I think the photograph was taken at Southend on Sea, Essex; the Joy Wheel in the background looks identical to the wheel at the Kursaal, Southend's amusement park. (Click here and scroll down to the third photograph to compare the two.)

One thing I really like about this image is the contrast between the serious men and the two mascots posing cheekily in the front row.

Thursday, 11 October 2012

St. Andrew's Church, Church Road - usually referred to as St. Andrew's Old Church because there's another St. Andrew's Church elsewhere in Hove. The decorative iron railings enclosing many of the graves no longer exist - they were removed during World War II for use as scrap metal.

Saturday, 6 October 2012

I did a bit of a double-take when I first saw this card, mis-reading the word Poole and thinking it was Goole, my home town. I bought it anyway because it's a lovely image and the card is postmarked with a nice clear date (September 14, 1904). I also liked the embossed coat of arms and motto which translates as "According to the custom of the Town of Poole".